School Counseling Dept.
MCAA Counseling Services
The MCAA counseling department services all students through individual and group counseling, classroom guidance lessons, parent/teacher consultation, and community agency referrals. The department’s delivery of services are data driven and based on the American School Counseling Association’s student standards. All services aim to prepare students’ academic readiness, career exploration of Georgia’s 17 career clusters, and social/emotional development of being ready, respectful, and responsible. The counseling department’s goal is for students to be ready to take an active role in their learning experience; respectful of self and others’ differences; and responsible for being positive contributors to their school and community.
About Mr. Creger
This is Mr. Creger's fifteenth year as a school counselor and eleventh year at MCAA. He graduated from the University of Illinois where he completed his Bachelors of Arts in Political Science while minoring in Philosophy. Mr. Creger earned his Masters of Science in Education School Counseling at Western Illinois University, and Education Doctorate in Professional Counseling and Supervision at the University of West Georgia.
Mr. Creger serves as the MCAA site supervisor for graduate internship students, and aids counselors in their professional development by presenting at professional school counselor association conferences at the local, state, and national level. He is a former board member for the Cobb School Counselor Association and RAMP Review committee member for the American School Counselor Association. He is the current Counselor Keys Effective System leadership chair for the Georgia School Counselor Association.
In his spare time he enjoys traveling with his wife and son, playing soccer, and watching the Chicago Bears.
John Creger, Ed.D
jcreger@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
About Mrs. Hamilton
Mrs. Hamilton is a retired school counsleor and joins MCAA part-time with 34 years of experience. She taught middle grades, gifted, and has been a school counselor for 22 years. She loves visiting the mountains and spending time with her dogs as it takes her back to her childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mrs. Hamilton loves to read, travel, and spend time with her amazing family, including her son, Zach and daughter Madison.
Cathy Hamilton
chamilton@marietta-city.k12.ga.us